glugs july 2014 newsletter · 2. dirty'dancing'returns'to'...

RICHARD'III'('ENSEMBLE'This%production%is%different%0%rather%strange%and%the%acting%is%great.%Especially%Mark%Kilmurry’s%performance%as%Richard.%0%Bev!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!A!man!gathers!a!group!of!actors!to!perform!a!secret!version!Richard!III!hidden!away!from!an!oppressive!society.!The!man!enacts!

%Shakespeare's!play%in!the!confines!of!his!living!quarters,!using!music,!household!goods!and!film...!Richard!is!malicious,!power!hungry,!obsessive!and!aspires!secretly!to!the!throne!–!as!the!man!and!his!friends!delve!deeper!into!the!dark!world!of!the!play!the!line!between!reality!and!Shakespeare!is!thrillingly!explored.!'VENUE:!!Ensemble'Theatre,!78!McDougall!Street,!Kirribilli DATES:!!24!June!K!19!July!2014!!!PRICES:!$25!K!$69.!School!groups!$25!per!student!!PERFORMANCES:'Tues!7.30pm,!Wed!–!Fri!8.15pm,!Sat!5pm!&!8.30pm,!Sun!5pm.!Some!Tues!and!Thurs!11am!BOOKINGS:!02!9929!0644!or!www.ensemble.com.au!!!!!

BOOK'OF'DAYS'''By'Lanford'Wilson''In!the!parochial!backwater!of!Dublin,!Missouri,!where!life!revolves!around!the!cheese!factory,!the!fundamentalist!church!and!

the!community!theatre,!bookKkeeper!Ruth!lands!the!title!role!in!a!production!of!George!Bernard!Shaw’s!Saint%Joan.%When!a!prominent!local!businessman!is!violently!killed,!Ruth!suspects!foul!play.!She!begins!a!determined!quest!to!uncover!the!truth!of!his!death,!pitting!her!in!direct!conflict!with!powerful!forces!and!unconsciously!mirroring!the!character!she!is!playing!on!stage:!Shaw’s!crusading,!fearless!Joan!of!Arc.!!Australian'Premiere'directed!by!Elsie!EdgertonKTill!! VENUE:'New'Theatre,'542!King!Street,!Newtown' DATES:!8!July!–!9!August!!PRICES:!Full!$32!|!Conc!$27!|!Previews,!Student!Rush,!Thrifty!Thursdays!$17!!!PERFORMANCES:!Tuesday!K!Saturday!7:30pm,!Sunday!5pm!!BOOKINGS:!www.newtheatre.org.au !

MACBETH'('STC'Hugo!Weaving,!as!the!murderous!thane,!is!at!the!centre!of!an!ensemble!cast!including!Melita!Jurisic,!Robert!Menzies,!John!Gaden!and!Paula!Arundell!in!Shakespeare’s!master!class!in!diabolical!ambition!and!guilt!for!Sydney!Theatre!Company’s!Macbeth. The!production!by!director!Kip!Williams,!designer!Alice!Babidge!

and!lighting!designer!Nick!Schlieper!delivers!a!new!experience!for!spectators!and!actors!alike,!with!a!specially!reoriented!Sydney!Theatre.!In!a!reversal!of!the!natural!order,!the!audience!occupies!seats!on!the!stage!itself,!while!the!abandoned,!empty!auditorium!is!the!haunting!backdrop!to!all!the!terrifying!action. VENUE:'Sydney'Theatre'22!Hickson!Road,!Walsh!Bay!DATES:!21!July!to!27!September.!Free!preKseason!briefing:!!Monday!14!July!6.15pm!Wharf!2!Theatre. Audi!Night!with!the!Actors:!Monday!11!August!6.30pm!(postKshow) PRICES:!$50!K!$109.!Suncorp%Twenties%also!available!!BOOKINGS:'02!9250!1777!or!sydneytheatre.com.au!!

DANCE'WITH'DE'VIL'There’s'a'new'evil'queen'in'town!Dance!with!De!Vil,!a!collaboration!between!Sydney!based!comedian!Jared!Jekyll!and!emerging!cabaret!artist!Brendan!Hay,!best!known!as!Australia's!Got!Talent's!Valère,!delves!into!the!delicate!tale!of!the!damaging!effect!of!being!the!only!descendant!of!infamous!socialite!

and!fashionista,!Cruella!de!Vil.The!story!revolves!around!Hay’s!new!alter!ego,!Cruello,!and!the!mystery!surrounding!his!sudden!and!somewhat!unexpected!reKemergence!into!society.!As'part'of'the'Hayes'Cabaret'Season'2014!VENUE'('Hayes'Theatre'Co,'19!Greenknowe!Ave!Potts!Point!DATES'AND'TIMES:'Thursday,!10th!July,!Friday,!11th!July!&!Saturday!12th!July!at!8.30pm''PRICES:!All!tickets!$30!BOOKINGS:!www.hayestheatre.com.au!or!02!8065!7337!''

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DIRTY'DANCING'RETURNS'TO'WHERE'THE'MAGIC'BEGAN'John!Frost!has!announced!the!international!hit!musical!Dirty%Dancing'will!return!to!Australia!late!in!2014,!a!decade!after!its!

World!Premiere!in!Sydney.!“Dirty%Dancing!has!been!an!amazing!worldwide!success,”!said!Frost.!“The!1987!film!was!a!massive!hit,!and!the!original!movie!soundtrack!contains!some!of!the!most!loved!songs!of!all!time.!The!stage!musical!gave!audiences!the!chance!to!hear!these!songs!performed!live.”!Dirty%Dancing!was!first!performed!at!the!Theatre!Royal,!Sydney!in!November!2004.!Waitlist!for!tickets!at!dirtydancingaustralia.com.au!!

FOOD'–'GLEN'STREET'On!a!stretch!of!Australian!highway,!sisters!Elma!and!Nancy!run!a!takeaway!joint!–!their!days!heavy!with!Chiko!Rolls!and!memories.!While!they!quietly!wage!war!with!their!past!and!wrangle!with!each!other!about!how!to!map!out!their!future,!a!young!traveller!arrives!bringing!with!him!a!charm!and!

sensuality!that!turns!their!world!around.!Audience!members!become!restaurant!guests!as!the!sisters’!dreams!become!reality.!Steve!Rodgers’!writing!is!balanced!with!Kate!Champion’s!movement!in!this!play!about!family,!intimacy!and!food.!!VENUE:'Glen'Street,'cnr!Glen!st!&!Blackbutts!rd,!Belrose!DATES:'31!July!–!6!August!PRICES:!$70!K!$30!PERFORMANCES'TIMES:'Thursday!K!Saturday!8pm,!Saturday!2pm,!Sunday!5pm,!Tuesday!6.30pm!and!Wednesday!11am'BOOKINGS:'02!9975!1455!or!www.glenstreet.com.au!!!

RUTHLESS!'SEASON'EXTENDED!The!Theatre!Division’s!Sydney!premiere!of!Ruthless!!The!Musical!is!extending!its!initial!twoKweek!season!due!to!rave!reviews.!!“Ruthless!%is%a%winner.%Its%

formidable%line0up%of%leading%ladies%blazing%away%at%towering%send0ups%of%Broadway%tropes%makes%this%the%best%value%musical%ticket%in%town.”%–!SMH'VENUE:'Reginald'Theatre,'Seymour!Centre!DATES:!Thursday!19!June!–!Saturday!12!July!PRICES:!Adult!$49;!Concession/Groups!(10+)!$42!BOOKINGS:'9351!7940!or!www.seymourcentre.com!!!!

LADY'SINGS'IT'BETTER'Smashing!expectations!one!soaring!harmony!at!a!time,!four!women!take!on!the!world’s!most!famous!male!musicians!and!reinvent!them!as!a!hilarious!highKenergy!cabaret.!With!stellar!female!vocals,!a!knowing!grin!and!a!whole!lot!of!ridiculous!dancing!

they!skewer!crazier!lyrics!from!male!pop!stars.!VENUE:'Hayes!Theatre!Co'DATES:'Sunday!3,!10!August,!8pm!TICKETS:!$30!BOOKINGS:!www.hayestheatre.com.au!

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''Famous'Glug'Henri'Szeps'is'off'to'foreign'parts'to'live.'''Hereunder!in!his!email!to!me:'Mary%Ann%and%I%have%bought%a%small%apartment%in%Hastings,%England,%so%that%we%can%spend%time%near%our%11%month%old%grandson%Maxwell%Henri%Szeps,%Amos's%son.%We're%keeping%our%home%here%in%Sydney%and%will%spend%half%our%time%here%as%well.%Also,%the%Ensemble%Theatre%has%honoured%me%by%naming%the%Ensemble%Greenroom,%the%Henri%Szeps%Green%Room.%This%is%a%gesture%partly%related%to%my%long,%strong%relationship%with%the%Ensemble,%AND%the%fact%that%to%all%intents%and%purposes%I%have%decided%to%hang%up%my%gloves%for%theatre%work.%I%will%still%do%any%film%and%TV%work%that%comes%my%way,%but%I%have%seen%too%many%old%actors%keep%working%in%theatre%beyond%their%use0by%date%and%damaging%our%beloved%memories%of%them.%I%don't%want%that%to%happen%to%me.%I'd%rather%bow%out%now%after%an%extraordinary%year%of%theatre.%But%the%leap%from%rehearsals%to%facing%an%audience%has%become%too%perilous%for%me.%Leave%them%wanting.%So,%dear%Glugs,%I'm%sorry%I%have%not%been%able%to%be%amongst%you%more%often,%but%I%have%really%appreciated%your%warmth,%support%and%love.%You%are%doing%an%invaluable%job.%Henri'and'Mary'Ann'will'be'returning'in'November,'hopefully'in'time'for'our'Christmas'lunch.%

%FOR'THE'DIARY…'Future!Glug!lunches!this!year:!Monday!1st!September;!Monday!3rd!November!and!our!Christmas!lunch,!Monday!December!1!%IN'LOVING'MEMORY'We!have!had!two!sad!happenings!within!the!last!two!weeks.!!Two!lovely!ladies,!Di!Arthur!and!Lola!Nixon!have!passed!away.!!The!Di!Arthur!table!will!remain!(Lola!used!to!sit!at!that!table!too)!in!her!memory.!Lola!was!a!recipient!of!a!Glug!Award!Best!Supporting!Actress!in!2008!for!her!performance!in!Billy!Elliot.!!!Both!will!be!missed!by!many.!!Glug'Albert'Goldingay'who!is!of!late!being!famous!in!films!has!received!a!Totem!Glug!Oscar!(he’ll!be!at!lunch!so!ask!him)!!!That’s%all%for%this%month.%See%you%on%the%7th.%Bev%